Darya Sinusoid, Author at Shortform Books

What Is Your Inner Energy + How Can You Access It?

What is meant by inner energy? Where does it reside and how can you access it? When spiritual traditions talk about inner energy, they may call it by different names (e.g. Chi in Chinese medicine, Shakti in yoga, Spirit in the West), but they are referring to the same thing: the subtle energy that’s drawn from the inside of your being. Inner energy is always available to you if you don’t block it. Keep reading to learn about the source of inner energy, what happens when it gets blocked, and what you can do to unblock it.

Productive Paranoia: Thriving in Uncertainty

What is productive paranoia? Can being paranoid about the future of your business do you any good? There’s no telling what kind of unfortunate event is going to happen, but given an unstable, constantly changing world, disruptions are inevitable. When disaster strikes, there won’t be time to think—you need to act fast. This is where productive paranoia— comes in. Here is how productive paranoia can shield your business from sudden disruptions.

The Economic Religion: In Capitalism We Trust

What is meant by an economic religion? Do you think capitalism can be considered a religion? According to Yuval Noah Harari, an Israeli public intellectual and a historian, we are living in the era of the economic religion of free-market capitalism. Although we don’t explicitly call capitalism a religion, it informs many of our ethical judgments as much as (if not more than) traditional religions do. Keep reading to learn about the concept of economic religion.

The Consciousness Continuum: An Unsolvable Riddle?

What do psychologists mean when they talk about the consciousness continuum? How many states of consciousness can a being experience? Do you think non-organic material can possess consciousness? The continuum of consciousness refers to the spectrum of mental, emotional, and perceptive states a being can experience. Although we have studied a variety of human and animal states of consciousness, we will likely never know all possible states since consciousness likely extends well beyond the experiences of organic beings. Keep reading to learn about the consciousness continuum.

The Spiritual Heart: How This Chakra Functions

What is the function of your spiritual heart? How does your heart chakra regulate your life experience? Your spiritual heart is an exquisite regulator of your experience. It governs your life because it opens and closes in sync with human relationships. Keep reading to learn about your spiritual heart chakra, what happens when it gets blocked, and how to release those blockages.

Liberal Humanism in a Nutshell

What is liberal humanism? What are the central values of the liberal humanist ideology? Liberal humanism is a philosophy that values individual freedoms above all else. For a liberal humanist, every human perspective matters. Because of this, they run into problems when valid, but differing perspectives clash. Keep reading to learn about liberal humanism.

What Is Transhumanism? Using Tech to Upgrade Us

What is transhumanism? How will transhumanism impact the future of mankind? Transhumanist ideas abound in sci-fi literature and cinematography. But what is transhumanism exactly? Transhumanism is a philosophical movement, the proponents of which advocate the upgrading of the human mental and physical form with the use of technology. Keep reading for the answer to the question: what is transhumanism?

The Tao: The Art of Balance and Moderation

What is the Tao? How can living according to the principle of the Tao help you invite balance and harmony into your life? “Tao” can be translated as “Way.” The core teaching of the Tao Te Ching, the classic text on Taoism, is the middle way of balance or moderation. All the great spiritual traditions teach the Tao, whether they call it that or not. Read about the concept of the Tao and how it can allow your life to effortlessly flow along the highest path.

The Remembering Self and the Experiencing Self

What is the difference between the remembering self and the experiencing self? How do the two selves interact? The distinction between the remembering and the experiencing self was first made by Israeli psychologist and behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman to describe the two modes of self. The experiencing self exists only in the present moment, while the remembering self exists only in retrospect. Both selves interact to create perspective and inform decision-making. Keep reading to learn about the dichotomy between the remembering self and the experiencing self.

The Elusive Nature of Your True Self

You can heal with love. Discover how the love you feel in your heart can improve your physical health and help you overcome illness.

What is the nature of the true self? And how can you know whether a thought or an emotion belongs to your true self? According to Michael A. Singer, the author of The Untethered Soul, your true self has nothing to do with the incessant voice you hear in your head. Your true self is the awareness behind this voice or the phenomenon that listens to this voice but doesn’t identify with it. Keep reading to learn about the nature of your true self in opposition to your inner roommate.